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Cuckoo123
on Nov 19, 2019
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We ‘may’ have discovered a potential remedy for ti...
I'd always assumed (maybe wrongly) that restaurants and bars played music loudly so that patrons couldn't hold a proper conversation, and thus, drank more instead.
crummy
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Sorry for the poor source, but according to one study at least that does seem to be the case.
https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2017/11/14/loud-music-drink...
Cuckoo123
on Nov 20, 2019
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It cites what sounds like pretty credible research. Although they could have probably got the same research by asking any group of 40yr+ cynics. :)
adultSwim
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It's so you can't hear the drunk people who will be talking no matter what over the music.
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